Company plans to test hyperloop transportation in Nevada

LAS VEGAS — A California company with visions of building a futuristic transportation system to one day zip people and packages at nearly the speed of sound announced Tuesday it is building a test facility in southern Nevada.

Hyperloop Technologies Inc. and the Nevada governor’s office said the 50-acre facility at a fledgling North Las Vegas business park will test a linear electric motor at speeds up to 335 mph – about half the speed envisioned in a full-scale system.

Hyperloop Technologies plans to move people and packages at 335 mph as it tests its transportation system. (SpaceX via AP, file)

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